Minister of Environmental Affairs

Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs
	Incumbent; Edna Molewa; since 31 October 2010
Appointer	Jacob Zuma
Inaugural holder	Buyelwa Sonjica
Formation	10 May 2009
Deputy	Rejoice Mabhudafhasi
Salary	R1,811,142
Website	www.info.gov.za/leaders/ministers/water.htm

The Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs is the member of the Cabinet of South Africa with responsibility for the Department of Water Affairs and the Department of Environmental Affairs.

The post was created by President Jacob Zuma, in his cabinet announced on 10 May 2009; it partially replaced the posts of Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism and Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry.^[2] The first holder of the position was Buyelwa Sonjica; the incumbent is Edna Molewa of the African National Congress, who replaced Ms Sonjica in a cabinet reshuffle on 31 October 2010.^[3] It has also been described as one of the most efficient ministries currently in South Africa.

Office Holders

No.	Name	Party	Term	Department name
1.	Kader Asmal	ANC	1994-1999	Water Affairs and Forestry
2.	Ronnie Kasrils	ANC	1999-2004	Water Affairs and Forestry
3.	Buyelwa Sonjica	ANC	2004-2006	Water Affairs and Forestry
4.	Lindiwe Hendricks	ANC	2006-2009	Water Affairs and Forestry
5.	Buyelwa Sonjica	ANC	2009-2010^[4]	Water and Environmental Affairs
6.	Edna Molewa	ANC	2010-	Water and Environmental Affairs

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Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs
Incumbent Edna Molewa since 31 October 2010
Appointer	Jacob Zuma
Inaugural holder	Buyelwa Sonjica
Formation	10 May 2009
Deputy	Rejoice Mabhudafhasi
Salary	R1,811,142^[1]
Website	www.info.gov.za/leaders/ministers/water.htm